The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-01-08
The Circuit Court.
Thirty DAYS in JAN, $500 rine and Costs
for Vic Iating the ola Local option Law.

session of the Circuit Court INST last
Monday in the renodeled court house,
Judge Stump presiding The following
were draw as grand jurors: X, &. Reese,
foreman, William IL Chapman, John j.
Wigton, Townsend Poole Cecil G. BIddle.
Patrick Dorsey, Henry Ninsinger, Thos.
Drennen. Charles ii. Ovens, Rufus j
Foster Charles 5. Ellison. Thomas. c.
McCracken, Nolney Cloud, William p.
Buchanan, w llllam NJ. Logue,, James n.
Cameron. Franklin Boulden Stephen
Reynolds, Jno.W. Shipper, Jas. Mckeown,
John w Harriet, Granville w. Reynolds,
and Toward Lorraine.
| Judge Stump in his charge to the grand
jury congratulated them that they had,
what neither grand Or petit jury had had
within his recollection decent not to
say
COMFORTABLE QUARTERS.
He spoke of the new prohibition law hav-
ing gone into effect, and said lie had
hopes that it would be better enforced
than the old. He had SEM man who
sold liquor openly in Perryville to Jail
tor six or seven months, but another man
was selling at the same stand three days
afterwards. He also said an outrageous
offence had been committed in PerryvlIle
which would come before the jury. He
had not thought that there was a person
in Cecil county fiendish enough to COM
| Il, l.. 1
been saturated with coal oil and set on
fire. IL had run into its ownor's house,
and he had DESTROYED two overcoats in
endeavoring to extinguish the fire. The
fire also damaged the furniture. The ami
NAL ran into dog house, set it on hre
and afterwards died.
| The judge stated that the balliffs had
| been instructed
TO REMOVE FROM THE COURTROOM
any one seen splitting on the floor, either
inside or outside the bar. No persons
would be allowed inside the bar but law
yers and jurors.
The appeal docket was taken up. The
! first case tried Was that of James Ron ~
VS.. VIM. L. Hammond. The latter re
fused to pay the Roney rent because he
used an ice house on the property. The
jury rendered verdict for Roney for 500
| the full amount claimed. Albert Con
stable for Roney; J.W. Falls and VIM. S.
Evans for Hammond
George Cooper had the honor CD of be
ing the first person to occupy the new
prisoners dock. He was arraigued on the |
charge of larceny of saddle, reins, etc,
from Samuel Smith and plead not guilty. |
He had M counsel. He was told to Sc
lect one at the states expense and named |
John +. Wilson, Esq. Mr. Wilson not be-
Ing ready to go ON with the trial,
SAMUEL ANDERSON. OF PORT DEPOSIT, |
was arraigned on the charge of violating
the old local option law, aud plead not |
guilty. A. 5. Burghart, German
tailor, who speaks English in an imper-
feet manner testified that he bought |
whisky of Anderson at different times, |
The Particular time named in the indct |
meut was Christmas 1880. Is rghart at
that time rented a room, for a tailoring |
establishment, in the same building in
which it is claimed Anderson solo intoxi-
eating liquors. Anderson denied having
sold intoxicating liquors to Burghart or
any one else at any time since the first
local option law went into effect. He did |
not believe any whisky had been sold in
| Port Deposit since then. Several wit |
nesses who Burshart said had drank
whisky with him in Anderson's place,
testified they had not. They admitted
however, to have bought cider, tonic
etc. When asked if these intox icated
one witness said he felt the effects Sew
eral witnesses testified that Burghart's
reputation for truth and veracity was
not good and they would not believe him
on oath. several Of the best citizens of
Port Deposit including Messrs. Nanne
man, Nickol, BrickIey and Constable
John ID. White, testified that they would
believe Burghart on oath. The jury after
remaining out short while returned
with verdict of guilty. Judge Stump
at once sentenced Anderson to pay fine
of $500 and costs aud be imprisoned in
Jail for so days. In case the tine is not
paid he will spend 60 days more in jail
States Attorney Bratton aud X C. Thack-
cry appeared for the state aud Albert
| Constable for the prisoner.
Roberta Francis, coored, Elkton. was
placed on trial before the court on the
charge of assault on Charles Bowser, also
cOlorod. The woman threw scalding
W lter in Bowser'S face. The two told
different stories of the affair, but the wo-
man admitted the offence She professed
penitance, had apologized to B,wser, aud
had never been III court on charge be-
fore. In consideration of these facts and
the additional one that tho accused had
a baby only five months old, the Judge
after giving the woman some good adj
vice tined her ten cents. the state to pay
the costs. George \ Blake for prisoner.
hartford COUNTY CASE.
TIE case of the Old Town Bank Of
Baltimore VS.. JOS. NJ. Street, OF Belair,
Hartford county, case removed from
Hartford county, was taken up on Wed
nesday morning. The defendant was
one of the directors Of the Mary land Cen
trail Railroad Company. The directors
borrowed 81 900 of the bank, and gave
their individual notes for $500 each AS
| collateral security The plaintiff claimed
that the s., 600 WAS not pad, aud came on
| the individual notes tor the amount.
Some of the directors paid and others did
not. Among the latter was Mr.. Street
| He claims that the receipts of the rail-
road during a certain month were Sc
curity for the 81, OO0 loan, and it was
only in case the receipts tor the month,
| which were to be gwen To the bank did
not reach s. $40 that the directors were
individually responsible. He claims that
the receipts to that amount were placed
in the bank. The case was test one
for the direc ors that have not paid
the 600 each. ALDER tt o Istable, Of
Cecil county, and William Hammond,
Of Howard, appear tor tho bank,
and VIM. T. Warburton, of Cecil,